Needy People...

On Monday afternoon we made arrangements to go and visit a couple who have just started attending the church the same time we arrived. They have faith in God but have not made a commitment to attend church for quite a few years. At the persistent invitation of one of the ladies from our church they started coming to Thursday evening prayer meetings. They cannot come on Sunday's because they have a restaurant that is only open on Sunday's.
We had a great time with them that afternoon and sense that the Lord is leading us towards developing a friendship with them. Pray for Saul & Oralia that the Lord would continue to build up their faith and strengthen them in their Christian lives.

I have been reminded quite a bit lately about the desperately needy people that are around us here in Mexico. The folks in the church we attend regularly are what we would define as financially and spiritually stable. The other church here in Cuauhtemoc from our conference, where I also go on Tuesday evenings to attend prayer meeting and teach a SEAN course, is definitely more financially and spiritually needy - every prayer meeting is filled with petitions of help from God for money to buy food, health from sickness, salvation of loved ones, protection in dangerous neighbourhoods, and so on.

Seeing these physical and spiritual needs around us has been the impetus to move us to be incredibly thankful for our heritage, to be sad at the "materialistic" outlook of our lives, to have compassion for these people who struggle along in their daily lives, and to give of our time, energy and finances so that we can extend grace to them out of the bounty that God has given us.

Pray that we would be faithful to that which God has called us to here in Mexico, even though it is a very short time. We feel like the time is flying by and there is so much to do. We seek wisdom to do those things that are God's will for the here and now.